Posts tagged with XMP

How does Lightroom handle custom XMP?

There’s been no change to LR’s handling of custom XMP since version 1 – I’d characterise it as “preserving” custom XMP data. So LR does read the data from imported files and stores it in a database field. It never displays the information and it isn’t editable even through the SDK. But at least Lightroom …read more

Does History matter?

Does the order of steps in the History panel make any difference to the end result? The answer is an emphatic No. Lightroom edits do not build on one another – the current slider values in the right hand panel are all that matters. If you don’t quite believe this, save the edits back to …read more